# N540S: Staudacher Jon A S 260-2, registration cancelled 1998-12-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 9, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Staudacher Jon A S 260-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/staudacher-jon-a-s-260-2) (registry code 0561237)
- Serial number: 002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 26, 1995
- Last registry action: January 16, 1996
- Mode S code: A6D97C
- Owner when cancelled: [Coombes James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOMBES%20JAMES%20A)
- Location: [Manzanita, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Manzanita)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.7098° N, 123.9392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97130, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=540S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540S-1998-12-09

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Staudacher Jon A S 260-2: https://openairdocs.org/model/staudacher-jon-a-s-260-2.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA97LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA136), Jun 11, 1997: Staudacher S-260-2 (N540S), Wallace, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in his failure to maintain adequate altitude/distance from wooded terrain during a low-altitude course reversal. Related factors include…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19970611013789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970611013789A), Jun 11, 1997: N540S, Mullen, ID, Destroyed. (.19) See NTSB #SEA97LA136

## Other aircraft with N540S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540S): Grahn J/Grahn G PITTS S2S, S/N 009, built 1979

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